SO528 Applied drama

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Andrášik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Michovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MgA. Lenka Polánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
MgA. Lenka Polánková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Dana Jakubjanská, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SO528/01: Wed 8:00–9:50 učebna 78, except Wed 26. 10., V. Michovská, L. Polánková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SO_DV Drama education projects
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In their practice, social educators can apply drama methods to work with various target groups. These can be groups in the field of formal education or lessure time, as well as socially disadvantaged groups seeking for change. Applied drama covers all theatrical forms containing the principle of education, which are used in a specific social context with the expectation of positive change. The aim of the course is to introduce students to various forms of applied drama.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: - define the concept of applied drama;
- describe and explain forms of applied drama;
- compare the approaches of selected authors in the field of applied drama and social pedagogy;
- create a text in the field of applied drama and social pedagogy.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus: Applied drama.
  • Drama in Education.
  • Theatre in Education.
  • Theatre of the Oppressed.
  • Theatre for Development.
  • Playback Theare.
  • Drama in Health Education.
  • Drama Therapy.
  • Prison Theatre.
  • Museum Theatre.
Literature
    required literature
  • Applied theatre : international case studies and challenges for practice. Edited by Monica Prendergast - Juliana Saxton. Chicago: Intellect, 2009, vii, 224. ISBN 9781841502816. info
  • NICHOLSON, Helen. Applied drama : the gift of theatre. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, viii, 196. ISBN 1403916462. info
  • THOMPSON, James. Applied theatre : bewilderment and beyond. Oxford: Peter Lang, 2003, 220 s. ISBN 9783039115389. info
    recommended literature
  • SANTOS, Bárbara, Julian BOAL and Augusto BOAL. Divadlem ke změně : vybrané texty k divadlu utlačovaných. Translated by Tereza Schmoranz - Martina Čermáková. [Praha]: Antikomplex, 2016, 101 stran. ISBN 9788090619821. info
  • The applied theatre reader. Edited by Tim Prentki - Sheila Preston. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009, xvi, 380. ISBN 9780415428873. info
  • THOMPSON, James. Digging up stories : applied theatre, performance and war. New York: Manchester University Press, 2005, x, 262. ISBN 0719073154. info
  • TAYLOR, Philip. Applied theatre : creating transformative encounters in the community. Edited by Tom Barone. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2003, xxx, 137. ISBN 0325005354. info
  • FREIRE, Paulo. Pedagogy of the oppressed. [Chicago, Illinois]: BookRags, 2000, 32 stran. ISBN 9781304556677. info
  • BOAL, Augusto. Theater of the oppressed. Translated by Charles A. Leal McBride - Maria-Odilia Leal McBride - Emily Fryer. London: Pluto Press, 2000, xxi, 208. ISBN 0745316573. info
Teaching methods
lecture, discussion, theoretical preparation, text
Assessment methods
oral exam, text
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Předmět je součástí profilace Dramatická výchova.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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